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The Problem With Benchmarks
Your beholden standards are holding you back.
Jul 20 • Austin Haedicke
Credentials Without Scars
From wounded healer to weekend certifications and outsourced bureaucrats.
Jul 14 • Austin Haedicke
Fitness is the Wrong Question
Movement isn't medicine, it's what you are, and you're probably training wrong.
Jul 6 • Austin Haedicke

June 2026

Programmed Avoidance
Periodization, arousal management, and training frequency.
Jun 22 • Austin Haedicke
The Integrated Fitness Problem [v1.0]
A 12-Month Training Program for Somatic Exploration of Physiology.
Jun 12 • Austin Haedicke
Broken Betas
Module 10d | Training sessions that didn't make the grade.
Jun 5 • Austin Haedicke
Whiteboard Kayfabe, Part 2
Scaling versus skill development.
Jun 1 • Austin Haedicke

May 2026

Module 8c: Trust and Teams
The whole and its parts. | Module 8 - Wisdom & Trust | Team and Group Fitness
May 29 • Austin Haedicke
Whiteboard Kayfabe, Part 1
Structural rot in the sport of fitness.
May 24 • Austin Haedicke
Module 9d: Engine Air
You're note very strong if you're not breathing. | Module 9 - Somatic Sport Application | BJJ Endurance
May 22 • Austin Haedicke
Module 9c: Engine Fuel
Food, fuel, carbs, and scrambles. | Module 9 - Somatic Sport Application | BJJ Conditioning
May 15 • Austin Haedicke
Addicted to Fatigue
The goal is adaptation, not exhaustion.
May 11 • Austin Haedicke
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